Connectable Drawstrings With Insertion Tool

ABSTRACT

An interchangeable drawstring having each end provided with a connecting aglet. The aglets allow two or more drawstrings to connect together, forming one extended drawstrings. The extended drawstring is then pulled through the garment either from an existing drawstring of the same design or by way of the threading tool that possesses the same designed aglets until the newly connected section of the drawstring is in position of the original drawstring. The user, now having the pulled/inserted drawstring into position, then disconnects the extended drawstring completing the change. The first connecting aglet has a free spinning threading component that allows the drawstring to thread to the second connecting drawstring without having to twist the drawstring during connection. First time insertions of the drawstrings are done with the threaded connectable aglet attached to a small threading tool designed with aglets of the same design as the drawstring.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a drawstring, more particularly a drawstring having threaded connectable aglets, with the same threaded connectable aglets bonded to a tool, allowing the aglets of the drawstring to be attached to the aglet of the tool used for insertion as well as each other.

ABSTRACT

An interchangeable drawstring having each end provided with a connecting aglet. The aglets allow two or more drawstrings to connect together, forming one extended drawstrings. The extended drawstring is then pulled through the garment either from an existing drawstring of the same design or by way of the threading tool that possesses the same designed aglets until the newly connected section of the drawstring is in position of the original drawstring. The user, now having the pulled/inserted drawstring into position, then disconnects the extended drawstring completing the change. The first connecting aglet has a free spinning threading component that allows the drawstring to thread to the second connecting drawstring without having to twist the drawstring during connection. First time insertions of the drawstrings are done with the threaded connectable aglet attached to a small threading tool designed with aglets of the same design as the drawstring.

BACKGROUND

A conventional drawstring has two ends each typically ending tied in a knot, affixed with a plastic tip or an aglet made from plastic or metal. Some drawstrings have no tip at all at their ends. Repeated laundering of garments containing drawstrings can cause aglets to fray or knots to unravel thereby making insertion and changing of drawstrings difficult. Laundering can also result in the drawstring being removed from the garment entirely. Drawstrings are commonly knotted to prevent the drawstring from being pulled into the thread tunnel or out of the garment. The knotting of the drawstring makes changing drawstrings difficult and inconvenient. Additionally, drawstrings are of a certain length, without the ability to lengthen or shorten the drawstring. Additionally, drawstrings are difficult to insert, due to the previous mentioned reasons.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide connectable drawstrings that are easily inserted into the threading tunnel, via an insertion tool, wherein the two ends of the drawstring can connect to other drawstrings for interchanging, so that user needs not to have a separate tool to interchange the drawstring, can connect as many drawstrings as needed for the appropriate length, and can easily interchange drawstrings, thereby facilitating the user wearing or extending the life of the garment. The drawstrings can also be easily inserted by connecting to the threading tool, an alternative method from connecting to an already inserted drawstring.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a drawstring, wherein the ends of drawstring can be disconnected from other drawstrings and interchange easily and rapidly, thereby facilitating the user disconnecting drawstrings.

A further objective of the present invention is to provide a drawstring, wherein in the existing drawstring can be interchanged for color or style, thereby enhancing the fashionable appeal of the garment.

A further objective of the present invention is to provide a drawstring, wherein the existing drawstring can be interchanged when worn out, thereby enhancing the lifetime of the garment.

A further objective of the present invention is to provide a drawstring, which aglets connect to a tool with one end possessing the same connectable aglets to facilitate the first time insertion of the drawstring.

A further objective is to make the insertion of drawstrings into the threading tunnel easy and fast, by attaching the drawstring to the threading tool using the same aglets that connects the drawstrings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1: is a perspective view of a connecting aglet having an outer wall formed with an outer thread.

FIG. 2: is a perspective view of a connecting aglet having an inner wall with an inner thread, with spinning component.

FIG. 3: is a perspective view to show the aglet connection of the invention.

FIG. 4: is a perspective view of drawstrings unconnected.

FIG. 5: is a perspective view of drawstrings connected.

FIG. 6: is the threading tool, made from flexible plastic or any semi-hardened material.

FIG. 6A: threading tool with connectable drawstring.

Letter F: represents the female aglet.

Letter M: represents the male aglet.

Letter L: represents the drawstring.

Letter S: represents the spinning component at the end of F.

Letter T: represents the threading tool component.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring to FIGS. 3,4,5, the aglet assembly for a drawstring L of the present invention comprises of a tubular member M that includes an outer wall with a threaded section which include outer threads.

Further referring to FIGS. 3,4,5, tubular member F includes an inner wall with a threaded section which include inner threads attached to drawstring L. Tubular member F also is fitted with a 360 degree spinning piece S that prevents the drawstring from twisting when connected.

Further referring to FIGS. 3,4,5 the connecting aglet M is fastened to the first end of the drawstring L.

Further referring to FIGS. 3, 4, 5 the connecting aglet F is fastened to the second end of the drawstring L.

Referring to FIG. 5 the drawstring L is connected by the connecting aglets M, F to form one extended drawstring.

Referring to FIG. 4 the drawstring L is disconnected by the connecting aglets M, F to form two separate drawstrings.

Referring to FIG. 6, threading tool T is attached to the connecting aglet M.

Referring to FIG. 6A the threading tool in FIG. 6 is shown ready to be connected to the connecting aglets M, F connecting with spinning device F. 

1. An interchangeable drawstring system providing for the continuous exchange of the drawstrings in said threading tunnel through the use of dual aglets male and female providing continuous ability to easily replace damaged or missing drawstrings and personalize the fashion the garment look, color design.
 2. The drawstring system of claim 1, in which the continuous exchange of the drawstrings is facilitated by a threading device that is included with initial purchase of drawstrings. The threading device attaches to any of the aglets and is easily removed for future use.
 3. The drawstring system of claim 1, in which the threading device functions as a replacement tool by design facilitating the easy rethreading of the drawstring. 